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Microsoft’s June 23, 2026 preview update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 addresses a storage bug in which the hidden CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file could reportedly swell from megabytes into tens, hundreds, and in some cases roughly 500GB on the system drive. The fix, documented...

Microsoft’s current Windows 11 microphone controls put the main fixes under Settings, not the old Control Panel paths, and the practical troubleshooting order is now device selection, input testing, privacy permission, browser or meeting-app selection, then drivers when the device is missing or...

Microsoft is testing Cloud rebuild in Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8772, released July 6, 2026, as a Windows Recovery Environment option that downloads Windows and device drivers from Windows Update to reinstall PCs that cannot boot but can get online. As reported by...

Verdict: pilot Visual Studio Code 1.128 on Windows 11 development machines now if you have a concrete need for OS-level VS Code shortcuts or better browser-tab placement. If VS Code is mostly a conventional editor in your environment, keep it in your normal validation cycle rather than rushing a...

Google has scheduled its next Made by Google hardware event for August 12, 2026, in New York City at 6 p.m. ET, where it is expected to unveil the Pixel 11 family and possibly the Pixel Watch 5, according to press invites reported by Android Central, GSMArena, and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The...

Techworm has published a Windows 11 and Windows 10 rollback guide for users hit by bad updates, outlining Microsoft-supported ways to remove recent patches through Settings, Control Panel, Command Prompt, Windows Recovery Environment, and DISM when normal uninstall options fail or a PC will not...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 Photos app includes Image Creator as an AI feature for Copilot+ PCs, and Paul Thurrott’s July 7, 2026 Windows 11 Field Guide update surfaces it as part of the broader remaking of basic Windows apps into AI front ends. The feature is not just another button in Photos. It is...

Microsoft introduced Cloud Rebuild on July 6, 2026, in Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8772, giving testers a WinRE recovery path that downloads both Windows and device drivers from Windows Update instead of relying on USB media or a working local installation. The Register’s...

Tech All Rounder’s July 8, 2026 guide names Gamma, Canva, Microsoft Copilot for PowerPoint, Beautiful.ai, Plus AI, Prezi AI, and SlideSpeak as seven AI presentation tools worth trying for students, business users, and pitch-deck makers today. The list is useful less because it crowns a winner...

Microsoft has not announced Windows 12 for 2026, and the company’s recent Windows Insider builds, Build 2026 messaging, and enterprise AI disclosures all point instead to Windows 11 remaining the operating-system base for Copilot, agents, and Microsoft 365 services. That is the important part of...

Use Windows 11 File Explorer Gallery to Find and Manage Photos Faster Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 10 minutes Introduction If your photos are scattered across Pictures, Downloads, OneDrive, phone imports, screenshots, and project folders, finding the right image can take longer than it...

LG and Alienware monitor owners began reporting in late June and early July 2026 that Windows was automatically installing vendor monitor apps through Microsoft’s device-metadata and Store mechanisms, with LG’s installer reportedly surfacing McAfee promotional pop-ups on systems where users had...

Microsoft says Windows 11 has passed one billion users worldwide in just over four years, reaching the milestone faster than Windows 10 did after its 2015 launch and cementing the newer operating system as the default Windows platform after Windows 10 support ended on October 14, 2025. That...

Microsoft’s Relight feature for the Windows 11 Photos app is an AI-powered editing tool, available on Copilot+ PCs, that lets users add and adjust virtual light sources in a photo to change direction, color, intensity, and mood without opening a professional editor. It sounds like a small...

Paul Thurrott’s July 7, 2026 Thurrott.com posts surfaced two small Windows 11 Field Guide image attachments, “favorites” and “photo-view,” that point back to his Photos chapter and the app’s two defining jobs: viewing individual images and organizing selected media. The news is not that...

Microsoft’s Photos app in Windows 11 now sits at the junction of local image viewing, OneDrive and iCloud aggregation, conventional photo editing, and Copilot+ PC-only AI features, as detailed in Paul Thurrott’s July 7, 2026 update to the Windows 11 Field Guide. The deceptively small “Filter”...

Microsoft’s Photos app in Windows 11 is now a three-part image viewer, editor, and library manager that handles local files, OneDrive, iCloud Photos, USB imports, and a growing set of AI features that expand significantly on Copilot+ PCs. That is the practical answer, but not the interesting...

Microsoft’s June 23, 2026 preview update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 addresses a storage bug in which the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal system file can reportedly balloon into tens, hundreds, or even 500GB on affected PCs. The bug is obscure in name but painfully ordinary in effect: the C...

Microsoft introduced Cloud rebuild for Windows 11 Insiders on July 6, 2026, in Experimental build 26300.8782, giving broken PCs a WinRE-based path to reinstall Windows from Windows Update without USB media or a working local operating system. The feature is small in interface and large in...

Microsoft began testing Cloud Rebuild for Windows 11 Insiders on July 6, 2026, adding a recovery option in Windows Recovery Environment that can reinstall Windows and device drivers from Windows Update without USB installation media, even when the installed copy of Windows will not boot. The...